Durango, for a small town, has an amazing arts, music, entertainment scene. The Durango Independent Film Festival starts tomorrow (Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 through Sunday) with free screenings at the Abbey Theatre. The lineup of films looks better than ever, check out their website at www.durangofilm.org for more info and see todays Durango Herald Article on the Film Fest Movies.
Claudia
More on Durango Arts and Music Community, by Shaheen Hangval, Buyer's Agent at Blue Ribbon:
In the last year I have noticed a major positive shift in the music and arts community here in Durango. I would have to devote most of the credit to new owners or new management. The Durango art center has had a complete face lift and how offers more melodrama shows, fundraisers and gallery exhibits. The taste of Durango is a fun annual outdoor main street event that is growing each year. This gives the restaurants in town a second in the spot light to show off their skills and delicious foods as well as enjoys some fun with the family.
The Abbey Theater has also taken a big step up showcasing much bigger names. In just the last month big names have popped up like; Legend - Martin Sexton, Great American Taxi (members from Left Over Salmon), and reggae singer - Anthony B. For example, I went to the Anthony B. show last night and it was packed, sold out, on a Monday night! That is pretty impressive. Everybody was excited, jumping around, it was the best reggae show I've seen in years.
Durango's annual independent film festival continues on for another fun year with 24 documentaries, over 10 features, 5 adventure films, 37 and short films! Within this list includes local entries and stories as well as Nationwide featured films.
New restaurants and downtown pubs have also been a big hit. Names such as The Durango Brewery, The New Ska Brewery, The Cairo Cafe, Raider Ridge Cafe, Derailed, The Irish Embassy etc are added to the list of favorites downtown spots. Food, festivals, film & fun! What more could you ask for?
This town is on the rise!
Here are links to a few of the organizations/events mentioned here:
Durango Arts Center: http://www.durangoarts.org/contact.cfm
Taste of Durango: http://www.tasteofdurango.com/
The Abbey Theater: http://www.abbeytheatre.com/
Durango Film Festival: http://www.durangofilmfestival.com/
Shaheen Hangval
Broker Associate/EcoBroker/Buyer Specialist
Blue Ribbon Properties
835 Main Ave. Suite # 214
Durango, CO 81301
Office: 970-247-8388
Fax: 970-247-8360
Toll Free: 1-888-747-8388
Shaheen's Cell: 970-769-2441
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The Filmfest always makes me feel like I can have the best of both worlds in Durango: a great small town feel, but big city culture!
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